Just received this in an email. For rost495, ChrisF, and a few others.
Below are the new Rules instituted by the NRA effective January 20, 2013:
President Obama has recently appointed a Shooting Competitions Czar. Major rule changes in High Power, NRA Conventional Pistol, and Small-bore will become effective January 20, 2013.
This is only a preview as the complete rule book is being rewritten as we speak, expect 2,716 pages)
Here are a few of the changes: Shooters classified as
- High Masters and Masters will have their entry fees increased by 35%.
- Expert class shooters will see no increase in entry fees.
- Sharpshooters and Marksman will get a $20 check each time they register for a match.
The term "Challenge" will be changed to "entitlement" and will be used as follows additionally these entitlements are intended to bring about fairness and, most importantly, equality in scoring.
- High Masters and Masters, no entitlements.
- Expert and sharpshooters, entitlements for shots within one scoring ring of the 10 Ring.
- Marksman, if your shot is on the target, you are scored two points higher than the scoring ring your shot hits.
In addition, a Shooter will be limited to a maximum of one X per target.
Any excess Xs must be given to those fellow shooters who have not yet scored an X on their target.
Only after all shooters have received an X from the shooter actually making the X ring hit, can that player begin to count his X's again.
The current NRA system will be used for the above purposes, but the term "Total score" will be available only for scoring those shooters classifies as Marksman.
This is intended to "re-distribute" the success of winning by making sure that in all competitions every shooter will post only "net score" against every other player's "gross score".
These new Rules are intended to CHANGE High Power, NRA Conventional Pistol, and Small-bore Competition.
Shooting must be about fairness. It should have nothing to do with ability, hard work, practice, and responsibility.
This is the "Right thing to do."
So, please remember; if you shot a Master or High Master score, you didn't shoot it yourself. Someone else built that Range, and someone else cut the grass so that you could shoot on it. Someone else built the Targets and pits.
You need to share with everyone and anyone who made you a successful shooter.
